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PITTSBURGH — Other than a few more tattoos on a body that has no shortage of them, a new gold nose ring that hung from one nostril and what he says is 10 more pounds of muscle, Martavis Bryant looked like, well, Martavis Bryant.After serving a yearlong suspension for violating the NFLÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ ...

PITTSBURGH — Ivan NovaÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ hot start to his 2017 season was almost impossibly good. In five starts in the month of April, he maintained a 1.50 ERA, held opposing batters to a .198 average and struck out 22 while walking just one.In May, it seemed as if his numbers might come down to Earth. He ...

PITTSBURGH — ThereÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ no denying Tyler GlasnowÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ struggles this season. The Pirates’ rookie right-hander had a 7.98 ERA coming into ThursdayÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ game, and the bigger issue has been his inability to pitch deep into games.But he found a way to resolve some of those in the Pirates 8-4, ...

The Pirates were swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night, dropping the three-game series by a combined score of 22-6. They’re five games behind the first-place St. Louis Cardinals and sit in last place in the National League Central.Their drop in the standings is only matched by ...

Since the last time we spoke in this space, the Pittsburgh Pirates have seen their season begin to slip away.At the time of this writing, they find themselves at 14-20, losers of four straight and occupying the National League Central cellar.The reasons for their current nadir are many and ...